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Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games
If you're looking for a great family activity during COVID, this book is a treasure. Rediscover the pleasure of old-fashioned outdoor lawn games with this guide to 40 time-tested favorites — from classics like capture the flag, croquet, badminton, and bocce to the lesser-known Cherokee marbles, cornhole, and Kubb. The authors offer a quick overview of the basic structure of each game, as well as strategies for playing and tips for creating fun variations. Tag, Toss & Run is proof that the best games don't come from a store.
"I decided I didn't want to relegate an old-fashioned outdoor childhood to memory," said Paul, who recruited the actress, Victoria Rowell, to join him in writing this timeless classic. "We found games from our own childhood, but also games from all over the world. What a blast it was to research and play these games, and then share them with the public."
"I decided I didn't want to relegate an old-fashioned outdoor childhood to memory," said Paul, who recruited the actress, Victoria Rowell, to join him in writing this timeless classic. "We found games from our own childhood, but also games from all over the world. What a blast it was to research and play these games, and then share them with the public."
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208 pages, Paperback
First published March 27, 2012
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Paul Tukey
4 books5 followersA working journalist for more than 40 years, Paul Tukey has won awards in the worlds of newspapers, magazines, films, television and books. He launched his career in sportswriting with Maine Sunday Telegram and Portland Press Herald in the 1980s covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins. In the ’90s, he founded his own media company, People, Places & Plants, which launched several magazines and an EMMY-nominated HGTV program of the same name. Paul directed, produced and hosted 52 episodes of the program for four years under contract to the Scripps Networks.
Winner of the prestigious Communicator of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society, as well as the 2018 Green Medal Award from the Garden Writers of America, Paul has been featured in thousands of media outlets from Martha Stewart and Good Morning America as well as National Geographic, Readers Digest and the New York Times, which called him, “The godfather of the natural land care movement.” His first two books include the Organic Lawn Care Manual (Storey 2007) and Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games (Storey 2012). His 2010 feature-length documentary film titled, “A Chemical Reaction,” profiling the lawn pesticide bans sweeping across Canada and the U.S., earned three EMMY nominations.
His latest work is a departure from the environmental genre. In the book, Raising Tomorrow's Champions, Paul investigates the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team for insight in what it takes to develop championship level qualities in sports and life. "Time will tell and the audience will be the judge," said Paul. "But I think this is the best work of my career." An avid gardener, photographer, writer, and runner, Paul was inspired to write his latest book by his daughter, Angie. Just 11 years old, she has been playing elite club-level soccer for five years.
In daily life, Paul serves as the Director of Environmental Stewardship for the Glenstone Museum in Potomac., Md. Paul has led the way in creating a “living classroom” on the all-organic 300-acre site that includes native meadows, a five-acre organic lawn, and restored streams and tributaries.
Winner of the prestigious Communicator of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society, as well as the 2018 Green Medal Award from the Garden Writers of America, Paul has been featured in thousands of media outlets from Martha Stewart and Good Morning America as well as National Geographic, Readers Digest and the New York Times, which called him, “The godfather of the natural land care movement.” His first two books include the Organic Lawn Care Manual (Storey 2007) and Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games (Storey 2012). His 2010 feature-length documentary film titled, “A Chemical Reaction,” profiling the lawn pesticide bans sweeping across Canada and the U.S., earned three EMMY nominations.
His latest work is a departure from the environmental genre. In the book, Raising Tomorrow's Champions, Paul investigates the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team for insight in what it takes to develop championship level qualities in sports and life. "Time will tell and the audience will be the judge," said Paul. "But I think this is the best work of my career." An avid gardener, photographer, writer, and runner, Paul was inspired to write his latest book by his daughter, Angie. Just 11 years old, she has been playing elite club-level soccer for five years.
In daily life, Paul serves as the Director of Environmental Stewardship for the Glenstone Museum in Potomac., Md. Paul has led the way in creating a “living classroom” on the all-organic 300-acre site that includes native meadows, a five-acre organic lawn, and restored streams and tributaries.
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June 22, 2016
I love that this book exists; I believe it needs to.
At the same time, the format of chapters made this hard to get through for me. The writers seem to talk about each game/sport without actually defining or explaining it, then lay out a few rules, then talk about it some more. While in storytelling this does work, in an informational volume it's kind of irritating.
At the same time, the format of chapters made this hard to get through for me. The writers seem to talk about each game/sport without actually defining or explaining it, then lay out a few rules, then talk about it some more. While in storytelling this does work, in an informational volume it's kind of irritating.
June 4, 2013
Lots of good games here. There were a few I didn't know, and a lot that I did, but wasn't sure of the rules of. The games are arranged alphabetically, so you have to flip through the book to find new games. They list the history of the games and what names the games are also known as.
January 20, 2016
"I'm bored." - "Outside. Really?" - "How many people are coming!?"
This is a GREAT book for prime outdoor time - games like London Bridge, hackey-sac-with-a-twist, and "Kubb" (a Swedish lawn game). All the rules, set up, players, and equipment if any...so put on your sneakers and go!
This is a GREAT book for prime outdoor time - games like London Bridge, hackey-sac-with-a-twist, and "Kubb" (a Swedish lawn game). All the rules, set up, players, and equipment if any...so put on your sneakers and go!
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